Miroslav Šutej (29 April 1936 – 13 May 2005) was a Croatian avant-garde painter and graphic artist. Šutej was born in Duga Resa in 1936. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb and was an associate in Krsto Hegedušić's master's workshop. Since 1970, Šutej was a professor at the Academy. Šutej became a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1997. Šutej was the designer of the modern Croatian flag as well as the banknotes for the Croatian kuna, the Croatian coat of arms, and the jersey pattern of Croatia's national football team. References External links Miroslav Šutej - Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb Miroslav Šutej - Tate Modern, London Miroslav Šutej - MoMA, New York Miroslav Šutej at akademija-art.hr 1936 births 2005 deaths People from Duga Resa Flag designers Members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Academy of Fine Arts, University of Zagreb alumni Academic staff of the University of Zagreb Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery 20th-century Croatian painters Croatian male painters 20th-century Croatian male artists